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Household of William McEwen (born 1813, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William McEwen and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McEwen, born in 1813 in Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Robert McEwen, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary F (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry C (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Susan H (born 1879 in India), William's Grandson, Herbert C (born 1880 in India), William's Servant, May (born 1854 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1828 in Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Ireland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1828 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Flora (born 1852 in -) and William's Servant, Christina (born 1846 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).


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William McEwen's household

Male

William

McEwen

Head
Male

Robert

McEwen

Son
Female

Mary F

McEwen

Daughter
Male

Henry C

McEwen

Son
Female

Alice

McEwen

Daughter
Female

Susan H

Barnett

Granddaughter
Male

Herbert C

Barnett

Grandson
Female

May

McPherson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Servant
Female

Jane

Caldwell

Servant
Female

Jessie

Paterson

Servant
Female

Flora

McMillan

Servant
Female

Christina

McKay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McEwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McEwen

Head

Married

68

1813

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary F

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry C

McEwen

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

McEwen

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan H

Barnett

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

India

Herbert C

Barnett

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

India

May

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Caldwell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Jessie

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

53

1828

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Flora

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

-

Christina

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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